“Sessions, an Alabama Republican who cultivated a tough-on-crime reputation during 20 years in the Senate, has repeatedly expressed concern that lengthy investigations of a police department can malign an entire agency. That view reflects a dramatic break from an Obama administration that saw such probes as essential in holding local law enforcement accountable for unconstitutional practices.”

Is it better to just let police brutality and the murder of poor and minority citizens go uninvestigated and unpunished so the police feel better about themselves? Why is the emotional health of one group more important than the lives of another group?